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Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biographical Note
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Nat Segaloff papers
Creator:
Segaloff, Nat 1948-
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0354
Physical Description:
41.5 Linear Feet
(83 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1958-2008
Abstract: The collection consists of materials
pertaining to Nat Segaloff's career as a freelance writer, producer, teacher and journalist.
A highlight of this collection is the large amount of material pertaining to the Hollywood
blacklist.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access
special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on
this page.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance using the request button located on this page.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All
other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not
hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Nat Segaloff papers (Collection PASC 354). UCLA Library Special
Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Acquisition Information
The collection is a gift of the creator, Nat Segaloff.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biographical Note
Nat Segaloff is a freelance writer, producer, teacher and journalist whose broadcast,
writing and hosting career has included positions for CBS radio, Westinghouse Television,
network affiliates and independents, and U.S. field producer for the BBC. He has written
special material for Edward Asner, William Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Warren Beatty, Maria
Bello, Annette Bening, Toni Braxton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dom DeLuise, Michael Douglas, Michael
J. Fox, LisaGay Hamilton, Herbie Hancock, Dustin Hoffman, Anjelica Huston, Samuel L.
Jackson, Natalie Maines, Esai Morales, Sarah Jessica Parker, Paula Poundstone, Alan
Rosenberg, James Whitmore and numerous other celebrities and public figures. Segaloff's
writing has appeared in Film comment, International documentary, Boston magazine, Written
by, Boston after dark, Time out (USA), The Journal of the Producers Guild of America, The
Word Guild magazine, Audio/video interiors, The Tab, Animation magazine, American movie
classics magazine, Moving pictures, The Boston globe and The Christian Science Monitor. He
has taught on the faculty of Boston University and Boston College, and worked on motion
picture advertising and publicity campaigns for Paramount, Disney, Columbia, United Artists,
Fox, and MGM. In addition, he has written books on personalities such as: John Huston,
Arthur Penn, Stirling Silliphant, and William Friedkin, and on such topics as: the Hollywood
Blacklist, employment in the television field, romantic films, etiquette, and writing for
television.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials pertaining to Segaloff's career as freelance writer,
producer, teacher and journalist. A highlight of the collection is the extensive collection
of Hollywood Blacklist materials collected and used by Segaloff as research material.
Included are materials related to Segaloff's newspaper, magazine, radio, television and film
projects. Amongst these projects are "Alien Voices." In 1996 Nat, John de Lancie, and
Leonard Nimoy formed a production company named Alien Voices to produce audiobook
dramatizations of classic science fiction stories acted by "Star Trek" performers. The idea
came from John's recreated production of the Orson Welles classic Invasion From Mars that
was done for LA Theatre Works and NPR. Because the radio play was so short, Nat and John
wrote a sequel, When Welles Collide, that trashed tabloid news media. They had so much fun
that they formed a company to keep doing it. They did five titles for Simon & Schuster
Audio. Included in the collection are marked-up copies of the scripts, sample tapes,
never-released behind-the-scenes footage (DVD, VHS and mini cassette), audio outtakes, and
corporate paperwork.
Another project of note is the Segaloff radio play, "The Waldorf Conference." "The Waldorf
Conference" is a play about the secret meeting held in New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on
November 24 and 25, 1947 among 48 film company businessmen to decide how the industry should
react to the HUAC hearings just concluded in Washington from October 20-30 at which charges
were leveled against 10 men for alleged Communist party membership.
Segaloff compiled a detailed description of the collection contents which is attached to
the finding aid as a PDF.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Projects
- Series 2. Hollywood Blacklist
- Series 3. Research Material, 1970-
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Projects
- Series 2. Hollywood Blacklist
- Series 3. Research Material, 1970-
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS UNPROCESSED DIGITAL MATERIALS: Materials will require assessment and may need
further processing for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials
must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.